A Replacement Soyuz Arrives Safely at the International Space Station By Nancy_A
The passengerless Soyuz docked at the station’s Poisk module at 7:58 p.m. EST on February 25, after launching on February 23 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Roscosmos officials said they had determined that the leak resulted from a small hole caused by an impact by a micrometeoroid. The plans to launch a replacement Soyuz were called into question when a Russian Progress cargo ship experienced a similar coolant leak on February 11, but all has gone well so far with the new Soyuz.
“The Russians are continuing to take a very close look at both the Soyuz and the Progress coolant leaks,” Dana Weigel, NASA’s the space station’s deputy manager said during a briefing last week. Weigel added that a commission was formed to assess the anomalies, analyzing potential causes from the time the capsules launched through their stay on orbit.
The Crew-5 astronauts currently on board the ISS will return home from their five-month stay on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Weigel said that the coolant leaks experienced on the Soyuz and Progress vehicles would not have any impact on the SpaceX missions and that no similar issues were discovered on Crew Dragon vehicles.
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